One for the diary: Nauigatio Sancti Brendani: a European Odyssey A day of talks and events to celebrate a medieval Irish bestseller. @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie Thursday, 24th September 2026 In celebration of the launch of shop.dias.ie/product/navi.... More details to follow.

Time to get ready for the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August! Check out our video here for information on how to safely view the eclipse ☀️🌙😎 @dias.ie @researchireland.ie

The oldest extant Irish manuscript of the Psalter, the Cathach is likely the earliest example of the Irish writing form known as insular majuscule script. It was digitised by @dias.ie Irish Script on Screen. www.isos.dias.ie/RIA/RIA_MS_1...

MS 12 R 33 (The Cathach) (Royal Irish Academy)

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Publication alert at @scs-dias.bsky.social: Malacha McKenna, The Irish of Rann na Feirste Co. Donegal: A Phonemic System, @dias.ie 2026. Available at a reduced introductory price now: shop.dias.ie/product/the-...

✨️ #49 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS After the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Prof Denis O'Sullivan of DIAS helped develop new techniques to analyse cosmic ray tracks in lunar rocks. The work earned international recognition and led to DIAS experiments on later Apollo missions 🚀 @diasdunsink.bsky.social

Have you thought about how you will safely view the partial solar eclipse on 12th August? Today we wanted to share an easy DIY to make your own solar viewer in plenty of time for eclipse day! ☀️🌙 @dias.ie @researchireland.ie

Seoladh leabhair agus lá cainteanna agus ceoil Book launch and day of talks and music. 24 Meán Fómhair / September 2026

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One for the diary: Nauigatio Sancti Brendani: a European Odyssey A day of talks and events to celebrate a medieval Irish bestseller. @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie Thursday, 24th September 2026 In celebration of the launch of shop.dias.ie/product/navi.... More details to follow.

✨️#48 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS John Herivel was a mathematician and one of the codebreakers at Bletchley Park during the Second World War In 1956, he joined the DIAS as a visiting scholar, becoming part of the Institute's distinguished tradition of mathematical and scientific research. #DIASdiscovers

✨️#47 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS In 2023, researchers from DIAS Geophysics installed an induction coil magnetometer in Antarctica. The instrument measures the vertical component of Earth's magnetic field - helping our researchers build a clearer picture of what lies deep beneath the Earth's surface! 🤘

Celtica ar líne Celtica online Celtica 30 (2018), Celtica 31 (2019) ar líne anois / now online. journals.dias.ie/index.php/ce... #DIASdiscovers Cuirtear seaneagráin na hirise ar líne de réir a chéile. We are gradually making the back issues of the journal available online.

🚨SOLD OUT 🚨 Tickets for our Solar Eclipse event in DIAS Dunsink Observatory on 12th August are now SOLD OUT! If you missed out on tickets please check out www.eclipse26.ie for details on other eclipse related events happening on the day! @dias.ie

✨#46 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS The 'Grazer' A specialised conservation-grade book cradle which manipulates & focuses on the uneven, contoured parchment of the rare Irish manuscripts being digitised for the Irish Script on Screen - to allow for safe, high-quality digital imaging. @scs-dias.bsky.social

✨#45 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS Irish Script on Screen Established by DIAS in 1999, the Irish Script on Screen (ISOS) is the world's largest digital repository of Irish manuscripts, with more than 450 manuscripts digitised. @scs-dias.bsky.social #IrishScriptonScreen #DIASdiscovers

Correction: the manuscript name is the Liber Flavus Fergusiorum. Take a look at it here: www.isos.dias.ie/RIA/RIA_MS_2...

MS 23 O 48 (b) (Liber Flavus Fergusiorum: Part II) (Royal Irish Academy)

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✨#44 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS Dunsink Dome & Telescope 🔭 Dunsink Observatory helped shape modern observatory design. The South Dome, built in 1868, houses a 12-inch Grubb refractor telescope Upgrades made in 1909 improved the accuracy of stellar observations & remain part of its historic character

Mark your calendars! Only 5 weeks to go until the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August 🌙☀️ More information at eclipse26.ie @dias.ie

The Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland (HAOI)seeks a Project Co-ordinator to help lead its UNESCO World Heritage nomination. This 5-year role will coordinate the nomination process for the historic observatories @ Armagh, Birr & Dunsink. Apply by 30 July, 4pm: dias.ie/UNESCO%20job

Project Co-Ordinator for - The Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland (UNESCO) **(Temporary - 5 Year Contract)**, Closing Date Thursday 30th July 2026 at 4pm

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons. Successful candidates may be appointed as appropriate vacancies arise. Candidate information booklet and application forms can be downloaded f...

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✨#43 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS Prof Stephen Hawking visits DIAS In October 1983, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking attended a Symposium held by our School of Theoretical Physics. There he also delivered a lecture exploring quantum mechanics and recent advances in general relativity and supergravity!

🤟 ENTER SEISMOGRAMS! On 21 June, simultaneous concerts by Metallica (Dublin) and Zach Bryan (Cork) let us compare the seismic signals from two massive crowds. Battle of the bands, underground! 🔊📈 www.insn.ie/2026-06-21-m... www.insn.ie @dias-geophysics.bsky.social @dias.ie

✨#42 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS The INSN The Geophysics Section of DIAS operates the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN). Established in 1980, the network monitors seismic activity across Ireland - with data transmitted in real time to the INSN data centre at DIAS. @dias-geophysics.bsky.social

Here in the observatory we never miss the chance to *safely* observe the Sun! Given the weather today we took our solar telescope out to see the sun and some sunspots (active regions) on the sun ☀️ WARNING: never look directly at the sun without protective equipment like a solar filter! @dias.ie

From Kerry to Donegal, the Irish National Seismic Network recorded the quakes. @dias.ie

We are delighted to announce we will be opening the gates to the observatory for a viewing event for the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August this year! ☀️ Tickets will be available soon, and in the meantime you can find more information on the eclipse at eclipse26.ie 🌙 @dias.ie

🎂 Today, 19 June 2026, we celebrate 86 years of #DIAS! Since 1940, DIAS has brought together researchers to advance knowledge across fields from physics and cosmology to Celtic studies and geophysics Here's to 86 years of collaboration and curiosity - and to all the discoveries still to come! 🎉

✨#41 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS Celtica, our leading peer-reviewed journal has been published as a Diamond Open Access journal since 2024 📚 A major milestone for DIAS, ensuring wider access to research for scholars and helping to promoting knowledge without barriers @scs-dias.bsky.social

1/3📜✨ New on ISOS: Private collection, Lincoln MS 2. Medicinal cures, astronomy & practical lore 19th-c manuscript (60pp) written by Mártan Ó Driscóil of Bawnard, Co. Waterford (1855). A fascinating compilation of remedies, herbal medicine, charms, astronomical notes & vernacular knowledge. @dias.ie

✨#40 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS Dunsink Time In 1880, Dunsink Time (officially known as Dublin Mean Team) became the legal time for all of Ireland. Irish clocks ran 25 minutes 21 seconds behind Greenwich Mean Time. Dunsink Observatory kept Ireland’s official time until 1916. @diasdunsink.bsky.social

Happy Bloomsday to all! Bloomsday is celebrated annually on 16th June to honour James Joyce’s novel Ulysses 👒 Among the many wonderful characters of Ulysses, including Leopold Bloom after whom the day is named, you will also find references to Dunsink Observatory as the source of Dunsink time 🕰️

Another great offer from the bookshop at @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie: 25% off all books on occasion to celebrate the Association of Celtic Students @celticstudents.bsky.social conference that is happening at the moment in Trinity College Dublin. Valid until Friday 19 June! 🔗 shop.dias.ie

✨#39 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS D.A. Binchy's Corpus Iuris Hibernici First published by DIAS in 1978, this six-volume work offers an in-depth exploration of Brehon Law, Ireland’s indigenous legal system and is an essential resource for studying early Irish society and culture. @scs-dias.bsky.social